Got that done and about a third of the 5 acre pasture mowed (with hubby's help on his tractor), when my tractor just quit. Shut the PTO off, let it sit a minute, tried again, nothing. Did this several times. Hubby came over. We tried a few more times. Nothing. We'll look at it tomorrow.
He told me I could use the riding mower. Got started on that, and the front right tire needed air. Then after some more mowing it needed gas. Got it filled, and it wouldn't start. Tried several things, then realized it was operator error, haha. Forgot to shut off the mower deck when I shut it off to fill the tank. Ugh!
The best part about mowing today, was we had as many as 15 helpers eager to fill their tummies. These egrets are not afraid of mowers. They will walk and run in front of tractors ten times the size of ours, if it means a meal. And it usually does!
And we had a little lady who just had to get in the way.
But as you can see it was a gorgeous, if windy, day.
In 2011, I ordered two hazelnut trees from Stark Bros. Nursery. Only one survived and decided it was going to be a bush instead of a tree. I did some reading, and this is normal for hazelnuts. Hubby kept thinking about pulling it out, but procrastination won over and I may finally get some hazelnuts this year!
We did get the pasture mowed, which was nice as we may get some rain tomorrow. Just in time for it to grow a few more inches. :)
You all be safe and God bless.
You live in a beautiful place....mechanical issues aside.
ReplyDeleteI do like all the green.
DeleteWhat a beautiful place to mow! Isn't it always something going wrong! I mowed some yesterday and some today...I have much smaller spots to mow than yours. Anyhow, Poppy stuck his out and asked, is the mower skipping? It was. I expect it to knock off just any time now...and I need that mower. :) Those hazelnuts are pretty. You must be tickled.
ReplyDeleteI like hazelnuts almost as much as I like pecans. Looking forward to trying them. :)
DeleteHay is being cut here, and I love the smell of it! And lucky you - I NEVER get to drive the tractor and to have egrets as company and a perfect day are all bonuses! :-)
ReplyDeleteWe have some type of long necked birds that hang around the large pond/waterfall area of our community. And we even see some Road Runners out and about. But as pretty as your large property is, I sure don't miss all the mowing and edging.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place you have! Equipment can be temperamental even on the best of days.
ReplyDeleteOur green has turned to brown, with a week of North wind, and now 100+ temps. I'm afraid with all this feed/fuel we are going to have a long fire season.
My mother hated lawn so she landscaped everything with rock, railroad ties and shrubs. I miss having at least a patch of lawn, and love to mow and swath hay.